Excerpt from Forest Conditions in the San Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve, Arizona Mr. John B. Leiberg began the field work in this reserve in the early part of June, 1901, and by December 1 had examined thirty-seven townships in the northern portion and five and one-half townships in the southwestern portion. During the winter of 1901 - 2 Mr. Leiberg prepared a full detailed preliminary report on these areas, which are outlined on the key diagram on pi. I. The examination was concluded during the season of 1902 by Mr. Theodore F. Rixon and Mr. Arthur Dodwell. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Lectures on Forest Policy, Vol. 2: Forestry Conditions in the United States The Sierra forest reserve, aggregating acres, lies south of the Yosemite National Park, is about 200 miles long by 50 wide and comprises the Sequoia National Park, General Grant National Park and Mount Whitney Military Reservation. North of the Yosemite National Park lies the Stanislaus forest reserve, covering acres. The Lake Taboo forest reserve, of acres, is the only reserve drained by the Sacramento. The highest summits of the Sierras are in the reserves. 85% of the reserves are timbered and 15% are covered with snow or gla ciers. 70% of the 85% have, however, suffered from fire. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.